Registration/ Renewal of Chemical Precursor Companies

About this service

This service allows applications for the registration/ renewal of chemical precursor companies for the purpose of internal trade, to import for the purpose of end use, to import and export, as an intermediary for import and export trade, or as an end user for factories and companies dealing with chemical precursors. There are five types of MOHAP Registration Certificates: 1. Importing/ Exporting/ Trading Precursor Chemicals: The company is authorized to import/export and trade with precursor chemicals locally and overseas. The company should seek MOHAP approval for each import/ export Shipment prior to shipping. 2. Import as End User of Precursor Chemicals: The company is authorized to import and purchase the precursor chemicals for their internal use and manufacturing purposes only. Moreover, it is not allowed to sell the chemicals to other parties. The company should seek MOHAP approval for each import shipment prior to shipping. 3. End User of Precursor Chemicals: The company is authorized to purchase the precursor chemicals from local distributors for their own internal use only and they are not authorized to sell the precursor chemicals. 4. Domestic Trading of Precursor Chemicals: The company is authorized to buy and sell the precursor chemicals inside the country only. It isn’t allowed to import/ export precursor chemicals. 5. Intermediary Trading of Precursor Chemicals: The company is authorized to do the any documentation transactions for trading of precursor chemicals.

Service process

Login to the MoHAP website or smart app using the UAE PASS
The customer must submit the application for registration of the company via the e-services and pay the application fees
The application will be reviewed and verified to make sure that all the required documents have been submitted and completed
If the application is completed, it will be transferred to the Federal Directorate of Drug Control at the Ministry of Interior for security clearance
If the security clearance is approved, the application will be transferred to the customer to proceed with completion and payments
Once the customer completes the application and the fees, the company registration of chemical precursors will be issued in accordance with the mentioned activity and will be valid for one year
If the security clearance is rejected/ denied, the customer will be notified, and the file will be retained in the system

Required documents

Copy of trade license, valid for more than three months.
Copy of industrial license, valid for more than three months.
List of the required chemical precursors.
Copies of the passport and Emirates ID of the company owner, citizen partners and non-citizen partners.
Facility card.
Copy of the company's memorandum of association, certified by a public notary, stating the percentage of the citizen partner (51% of the capital), except for those companies established in the free zones.
Copy of signatory's letter of credit (approved by official authorities).
Copy of Chamber of Commerce and Industry certificate, valid for more than three months.

Conditions and requirements

Commercial license, industrial license and Chamber of Commerce and Industry certificates must be valid for at least 3 months.
Application will be approved by the Ministry of Interior after audit and inspection have been conducted.

Service completion duration

3 working days to issue the registration certificate from the Ministry of Health and Prevention, following the issuance of security approval from the Ministry of Interior, which takes 4-6 weeks

Service fees

Application fees: AED 100
Registration of a chemical precursor company: AED 10,000
Renewal of Registration of a chemical precursor company: AED 5,000

Service channels

MOHAP website: www.mohap.gov.ae
MOHAP smart app

SDGs Goals

Service locations

MOHAP Website - www.mohap.gov.ae -
MOHAP Smart App

Support

controlledchemicals@mohap.gov.ae

Payment channels

E-payment

Target audience

Companies using chemical precursors

Resources

Service category

Business services

Sub service category

Factories & companies services

Main service

Medical Establishment Licencing and Registration

Service code

110-03-024-024

Service classification

Government to business

Service type

Transactional

Sub service type

Auxiliary

Number of transactions

2868

Notes

The completion of the service is dependent on the approval of the Ministry of Interior

Registration guidelines:

Application to register a company for internal trade in chemical precursors
Application to register a company as an end-user of chemical precursors
Request to register a company to import chemical precursors for final use
Application to register a company for trade, import and export of chemical precursors
Application to register a company as an intermediary for the trade, import and export of chemical precursors

This service accepts documents authenticated with the UAE PASS Digital Seal.

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Service completion duration

3 working days to issue the registration certificate from the Ministry of Health and Prevention, following the issuance of security approval from the Ministry of Interior, which takes 4-6 weeks

Service fees

Application fees: AED 100
Registration of a chemical precursor company: AED 10,000
Renewal of Registration of a chemical precursor company: AED 5,000

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